Week 6 Ranks: Team defenses
Week 6 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DSTMore rankings: Flex
| IDPByes: Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars, New Orleans Saints
Note: Rankings were updated to account for the latest news and to remove players from Thursday's Steelers-Titans game.
Last update: Saturday, 9:20 p.m. ET
| Rank | Name | Opp. | ![]() Berry | ![]() Harris | ![]() Karabell | ![]() Cockcroft | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arizona Cardinals | Buf | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.3 |
| 2 | San Francisco 49ers | NYG | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3.0 |
| 3 | Houston Texans | GB | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4 | Baltimore Ravens | Dal | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | Miami Dolphins | StL | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Eagles | Det | 3 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 7 | Atlanta Falcons | Oak | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Minnesota Vikings | @Wsh | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8.0 |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | KC | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Seattle Seahawks | NE | 10 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 10.3 |
| 10 | New England Patriots | @Sea | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10.3 |
| 12 | St. Louis Rams | @Mia | 14 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10.8 |
| 13 | Cincinnati Bengals | @Cle | 13 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12.3 |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | @SD | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15.5 |
| 15 | Dallas Cowboys | @Bal | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16.3 |
| 16 | Green Bay Packers | @Hou | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17.0 |
| 17 | Cleveland Browns | Cin | 21 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 18.5 |
| 18 | New York Giants | @SF | 19 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 18.8 |
| 18 | Kansas City Chiefs | @TB | 12 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 18.8 |
| 20 | New York Jets | Ind | 16 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 19.3 |
| 20 | San Diego Chargers | Den | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 19.3 |
| 22 | Washington Redskins | Min | 22 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 21.3 |
| 23 | Detroit Lions | @Phi | 26 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 21.5 |
| 24 | Indianapolis Colts | @NYJ | 23 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23.0 |
| 25 | Buffalo Bills | @Ari | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24.0 |
| 26 | Oakland Raiders | @Atl | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25.8 |
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Fantasy Football Tools
• Week 6 Projections• Roster Advisor

• 2012 Scoring Leaders | Points Against
• Most Added/Dropped (Past 7 days)
• NFL Nation blog
• Week 6 fantasy inactives | Full inactives list
• Byes: Bears, Jaguars, Panthers, Saints
Week 6 Rankings
• QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST | IDP
Weekly Features
• Harris: The Hard Count
• Berry's Love/Hate
• Carpenter: Gridiron Challenge preview
• Daube: Trendspotting
• Cockcroft: Consistency Ratings
• Harris: Free-agent finds for Week 6
• Harris: Instant Impressions from Week 5
Bell Injury Blog
• Friday: RG3, Nicks, Peterson
• Thursday: Steelers-Titans injuries
• Tuesday: RG3, Benson, Ryan Williams
Insider 
• Karabell: Four Downs from Sunday's games
• Kavanagh: Week 6 cheat sheet
• Karabell: Sneaky pickups
• Karabell: Week 6 flex rankings
• Karabell: Week 6 rankings reaction
• Football Outsiders: Top matchups
• Pro Football Focus: Keep eye on Kerley
• Karabell: 2012 season rankings update
• Joyner: Running backs to target
• Goal-Line Grid: Through Week 5
• Karabell: Four Downs -- Week 5 recap
Video
• Friday: Fantasy Football Now ![]()
• Thursday: Berry's Love/Hate ![]()
• Wednesday: Steelers-Titans preview ![]()
• Wednesday: Fantasy Focus on rankings ![]()
• Tuesday: What to do with Andre Johnson? ![]()
• Monday: Ahmad Bradshaw's value ![]()
• Monday: Focus -- Vick's woes, waiver help ![]()
Podcasts
• Fri. Focus: Week 5 preview ![]()
• Thu. Focus: Steelers-Titans; Colts injury ![]()
• Underground: Chris Johnson, Reggie Bush ![]()
• Wed. Focus: Rankings talk; Hard Justice ![]()
• Tue. Focus: Injury talk; Reggie Wayne ![]()
• Mon. Focus: Week 5 recap ![]()
Chat Schedule/Wraps
• Friday, 1 p.m. ET: Matthew Berry
• Friday, 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Thursday, 3 p.m. ET: KC Joyner
• Thursday, 11 a.m. ET: Christopher Harris
• Wednesday, 3 p.m. ET: Eric Karabell
• Tuesday 11 a.m. ET: Stephania Bell
• Monday 11 a.m. ET: Tristan H. Cockcroft




